Archive for August 22nd, 2011

by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com 08/22/2011 For a perfect ending to a schizophrenic day we go to Reuters which has just reported that Goldman’s CEO has hired high profile defense attorney Reid Weingarten. The market is not waiting to find out the details, and GS stock is tumbling. What has alos happened is that gold... »

by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com 08/22/2011 We may have been pessimistic with our assumption that gold would reach $2000 in under a week. At the rate it is going, it may get there tonight: upon reopening, gold immediately soared from just south of $1900, to a new all time higher of $1912 as pent up... »

Draconian EPA regulations lead to blackouts, artificial scarcity after vow to “bankrupt” coal industry Paul Joseph Watson Infowars.com Monday, August 22, 2011 Following Barack Obama’s vow to “bankrupt” the coal power industry, Americans are set to be hit with a wave of utility bill hikes as draconian EPA regulations drive up the cost of... »

Al-Qaeda gets new home as rebels seize Tripoli Paul Joseph Watson Infowars.com Monday, August 22, 2011 While U.S. troops are dying in Afghanistan and Iraq in the supposed fight against terrorists, those same terrorists are now being handed control of an entire country, along with its lucrative resources, as a massive NATO bombardment of... »

ENENews.com August 22nd, 2011 Large Zone Near Japanese Reactors to Be Off Limits, New York Times, August 21, 2011: Broad areas around the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant could soon be declared uninhabitable, perhaps for decades, after a government survey found radioactive contamination that far exceeded safe levels, several major media outlets said Monday.... »

Sherrie Questioning All.com MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 2011 Australia 60 minutes episode about Fukushima. The Japanese people are human guinea pigs. Radiation is covering the Earth and Unspeakable impact will be felt upon all humanity and the Earth. How can anyone in this world say Nuclear energy is clean? Look, one accident makes the whole... »

The FBI vs. Antiwar.com Secret documents reveal government spy-and-smear campaign by Justin Raimondo AntiWar.com August 22, 2011 It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon and it was my day off. Sitting in my rather neglected garden, as the late afternoon light sparkled golden on the tops of the plum trees, I put down my book... »

As we reported 6 weeks ago, final assault was planned before September deadline Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet.com Monday, August 22, 2011 Precisely as we predicted last month, NATO forces and their Al-Qaeda backed rebels launched a massive assault on Tripoli in order to wrap up the looting and conquest of Libya in time... »

by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com 08/21/2011 Following a 6 month stalemate in which neither side had attained any advantage, it suddenly took just a few days for the Libyan rebel forces to steamroll unopposed into Tripoli. While we are confident that the political aftermath of this outcome will be very much comparable to what is... »

From GoldCore ZeroHedge.com 08/22/2011 All major currencies have fallen against gold and silver again today with gold reaching new record nominal highs in most fiat currencies including U.S. dollars. Gold reached a new record of $1,894.80/oz – just shy of $1,900. Gold is trading at 1,870.10 USD , 1,296.40 EUR , 1,132.40 GBP, 1,470.90... »